Ecological roulette is a term occasionally used to describe the human-induced spread of aquatic non-indigenous species (NIS), since all new species introductions do not necessarily cause harm to the r......

The overall aim of the work in PROTECT BALTIC is to enable sufficient spatial protection and restoration of the marine environment to secure positive biodiversity outcomes, ensuring the maintenance o...

Researcher Contact information E-mail: firstname.lastname@syke.fi Phone: +358 295 252 125 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)  Nature solutions Marine ecology Lato......

  Zooplankton © Photo: Siru Tasala The BlueLights project aims to strengthen blue education, which involves marine and water literacy, in Europe by incorporating it ...

Increasing Climate Resilience of Zanzibar with Integrated Marine Management and Sustainable Blue Economy (BLUE-ZAN) builds on the institutional partnerships and results achieved within the earlier IC...

Study examines the state of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, and their connections to the capacity of marine systems to produce ecosystem services, such as fishing and recreational opportunities. T......

© Photos: Ilkka Lastumäki During 2023 the Finnish national research vessel Aranda opens doors to the public  in its home town Helsinki, Finland, and in three coastal cities: Klaipe...

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) employs some 700 professionals, almost 510 of them in research and expert tasks. Our expertise and extensive cooperation with our partners provide valuable new in...

  The BALTICITIES Project promotes the sustainable use and preservation of the Baltic Sea marine environment from a city-municipal level perspective. Using a subset of Eastern...

Marine and coastal ecosystems are under unprecedented change globally, mainly attributed to already recognized human-induced factors such as overexploitation of ocean resources, climate change and env......

The marine research vessel Aranda is on the southeast side of Utö this week. A preliminary investigation of the tugboat Simson, which sank in 1978, is underway for a possible oil removal operation....

The Finnish Rotary and the Governing Body of Suomenlinna are taking part in the monitoring and research work being carried out by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE on the quantities, types and so......

An estimated 50,000 tons of munitions containing chemical warfare agents have been dumped in the Baltic Sea. For her doctoral dissertation, Hanna Niemikoski, a researcher at SYKE studied the accumulat......

Finnish Environment Institute's research results are published in international and national scientific publication series and also in professional and general-interest publications. In addition, we ...

Project Background and overview Despite national and international nutrient emission restrictions, large quantities of nutrients continue to be washed into the sea from the Baltic basin, depleti...

A new, free tool for oil spill response at sea is now available online for authorities and local response units. The aim of the tool is to minimize environmental impacts of oil spills in the Arctic an......

CWPharma, a project funded by the EU’s Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme, has evaluated national-level practices for take-back and disposal of unused medicines and other pharmaceutical waste, for b......

Despite long-term work on water protection, the condition of the marine environment of the Archipelago Sea has not improved as hoped. The amount of nutrients in the Archipelago Sea, phosphorus in part......

    Basic project information APP4SEA is a transnational competence project, which aims to strengthen the preparedness of environmental authorities and the awar...

  Basic project information The project "Enhancing Oil Spill response capability in the Baltic Sea Region" (OIL SPILL) has the overall goal to strengthen oil spill response capa...